14a, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD

14a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1221 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, new windows and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode.